Imaginary... friend? [WP] "And how many claws does Stewie have?" you ask your daughter as you consult the list your mother gave you. You need to figure out if your daughter's invisible friend is a monster, demon, or fairy and if you have to kill it to save her. ***** "This is important, honey," says Eric, consulting the battered journal in his hands. "I need you to point to the image that most looks like your friend. Understand?" Eric inherited the leather-bound journal from…
Doom [WP] Your party accidentally enrages a God, but certain doom is oddly liberating. Cursed weapons, monkey paws, contracts with demons; nothing is off the table. You have no chance of winning, but your deaths shall be GLORIOUS! ***** *We'll be remembered.* That was the last thing I said to my party before we went our separate ways. It was four of us. Four guild-branded adventurers seeking wealth, fame, power. And it took ten years, ten years of galavanting across the…
FTL [WP] Since FTL was invented, people like you were tasked with intercepting previously departed slower than light ships to upgrade their systems and redirect their course. You were often met with some grumbling and frustration, but you never met people who refuse the upgrade like this latest ship. ***** "Don't go in engine room." Airon raised his hands defensively. "I'm just here to help, nothing too serious don't worry. It'll get you all back on track." "Get out." The…
Armored Adventurers [WP] A group of fully armored adventures is rare, except each member of this party is an imposter: an Enchanted Armor, a Skeleton, a Dullahan, a Shapeshifter, and Mimics in the shape of armor pieces. None of them realize their party members aren't human, so each tries to keep up their ruse. ***** "What the hell is this?" Davron muttered under his breath, as he gazed at the group of people who just walked through the front door of the tavern. Five patrons…
Mimic [WP] A mimic, seeking to improve its hunting ability, starts hiding among humans studying them to the point where it can pull off a perfect human disguise, however it soon finds that life as a human is much better than life as a mimic pretending to be furniture ***** It's been so long since I split from my Mother. New to the world, nothing but primal hunger and flickering memories of the feast that gave me life. My Mother fed well, so much life and noise followed by…
Repeat [WP] Since you can restart your life whenever you die, you start treating your lives as playthroughs in a video game. You’ve already completed the “main quest” timeline and tried a “new profession” timeline. You decide your next timeline will be a “speed run”. ***** Perhaps in this life I can finally reach it. No, I will reach it. I stare at my hands, worn with scars only I can see. I tighten my grip. "Why...?" Her eyes struggle to find a shred of human emotion on my…
A Count for a Roommate [WP] you’re a vampire hunter and you just discovered that your roommate is a vampire you would kill each other but the rent around where you live is ridiculously high so neither of you can afford killing the other ***** The thing about English estates, especially old ones like Lord Humphrey's, is that they're leg-achingly sprawling. It's as if some giant picked up a reasonably-sized home and garden and shook it hard for a few millennia until it…
Isekai Caution: 18+ **WP] A married woman saves an uninteresting Japanese high schooler from a truck crash, but dies in the process. She wakes up in a world of adventure and harems, clearly made for the boy.** ***** Ayako Himari was out shopping one day when she saw a young man, he had a shock of dark messy hair, and his uniform was in dissaray. He seemed vaguely out of sorts. Ayako was quietly thankfull her days of schooling were long behind her, excepting the online…
Foster Father [WP] You kidnapped the child of a rich family to get a big ransom, but you soon realize that his family doesn't care about him at all. So you do your best to be a good parental figure for him. ***** "Cory! get your ass down here, now!" I screeched sounding rather like the banshee that had attended Mother's funeral almost a decade ago. Ever since I'd made the mistake of kidnapping the brat, that at this moment of time was most likely glued to the Xbox, I'd been…
Underaged One [WP] You're the villain that the Chosen One is meant to defeat. Once they arrive, you notice they're just a teenager who barely knows how to swing a sword. Angered by your opponents sending children to do all their dirty work, you decide to help the teen get revenge. ***** The castle courtyard rang with a cacophony of sounds - the clash of steel on steel; desperate shouts; the shrieks, hisses and roars of unknown creatures; and the quiet whimpers of the dying.…
Sentient Sword My father had always told me about the sword, the one above the fireplace in its sheath that comes from his time serving in the Isougalla Empires army. I heard stories of the legions that he helped cut down with the blade but I never thought that I would have to use the blade myself. And if I did I never thought that the first time I use it would be a life or death situation. Though I quickly learned tonight that things don’t always go to plan and this would…
Alien Tourism [WP] Aliens have finally discovered Earth - but they're not hostile. They've tasted human food, and they think it's so astonishingly good that Earth is becoming an alien tourist hotspot. ***** “Oh, fine establishment. Good scent and human seems mostly clean. Oh, fine establishment.” The alien said, the eight-foot creature crouching under my garage door as it entered my workshop. Just the sound of its roaring voice was enough to make me jump, causing me to bang…
Ancient Horror [WP] You hear the doors to your ancient bastion being broken down as a group of heroes rush into your chamber to slay your hideous form. As you see their blades you can only laugh as they free you from your mortal coil , subsequently releasing the horrors you have kept at bay since the dawn of time. ***** “Today’s the day,” Brom said. He looked at his men, an army of six thousand loomed behind him. Half were swordsmen, a quarter mages, and another quarter…
Prehistoric [WP] Your wish for invulnerability and immortality was granted, but at a steep cost. You were sent back to the Cretaceous period. You have 100 million years before anything resembling humanity evolves. ***** I spent years… decades?… centuries? Wandering. Thinking. Learning. …forgetting… time had no meaning any more. I had to walk a fine line between enjoying the world for what it was, knowing that I couldn’t be harmed, and pure hopelessness of not knowing how…
Forecast [WP] All natural disasters are actually the results of wizard duels. The wizarding world is horrified to learn of modern predictive technologies for said natural disasters. ***** They knew the tornado was coming for a week. The biggest ever, it would pop up somewhere outside of Kansas City. The predictions had never been so sure, yet Dr. J Sampson didnt trust them. He rarely trusted severe predictions more than in passing, as an indicator of potential trends.…
The Scourge called Humans [WP] A thousand years after humanity was accepted into the galactic federation at large, other aliens realized one terrifying fact about them, humans are adaptive creatures. Unlike other races, humans have no qualms about learning alien techniques or integrating new alien technologies to their own. ***** At first, we laughed at the apex species of Sol III. They were mammals, standing on two legs and having two free arms with claws able of…
One Good Turn... [WP] You once fed a starving stray pup on the street when you were young. Years later upon your arrival at the gates of hell guarded by Cerberus, the monstrous dog gently nudged you away with his nose, and whimpered ? ***** My grandfather once told me a story about an old hound that had been abandoned by its owner and was on the brink of starvation. But one day, it found a bone. The hound carried the bone to a safe spot, tucked away from wandering eyes, and…
Sick WP] The finest blacksmith the kingdom has ever seen is personally invited by the King to his palace. He is given access to the most forbidden and advanced magic, a plethora of resources, all the assistants he could ever need, and a simple request: "make something sick as fuck". ***** The Royal Wizard was on edge, to put it mildly. As the ‘Final Judgement’ was about to begin in the balcony of the highest tower in the southern castle, he rambled at the unfortunate…
Silence. *yall seen drake recently??? 🤣* 21456 Likes | 347 Replies *Note that curry is even more active since this shit started* 17645 Likes | 150 Replies *lmao. ofc 6ix9ine is catching zs rn* 16981 Likes | 143 Replies ... Rap.tv, as usual, was giving its full and unsolicited opinion on world news. I found it deeply comforting. Even when our world was part of some Borgesian horror-comedy, people were out on Instagram, doing their thing. I remember when it started. I was…
Promises: Rework [WP] You notice one day that you are compelled to keep every promise you ever made. The news shows the world in a panic as is everyone else is forced do to the same. It seems that that people with too many conflicting promises go comatose, including many elected officials. ***** One day, society woke up, and every promise anyone had ever made in the last five years, and any afterwards, had to be fulfilled. It didn't matter how big or small, a promise was now…
Dog's Wishes [WP] As you enter your living room, you find your dog, a bottle soaked in drool, and a genie. "Greetings, master of my master" the genie welcomes you. ***** I jumped backwards away from the small, fabulously dressed woman with an embarrassingly high-pitched shriek. Grabbing the first thing that came to hand, I pointed it at her. "What are you doing in my house?" "I am Akilah, a D'Jinn. I have served 38 masters across more than 3000 years, and now I am bound to…
An Adventurer's Tale [WP] You were just a lowly shopkeeper selling fruit next to the city gates, yet adventurers kept selling the most random stuff to you each time they returned. One day, you decided to start adventuring yourself, you're not sure what all this stuff on you does, but at least they have cool names. ***** The fruit merchant's was a good living. Honest living. It didn't pay much, but Eliza's father had ways to make it work, and the gates of Kingstown were never…
Rebranding [WP] You work for a secret agency that deals with the supernatural and you just shared a dumb idea with your boss, as a joke: "Instead of keeping everything under wraps, why don't we just release all info to the public, but pretend it's a work of fiction?" You got promoted on the spot. ***** It was supposed to be a joke. I thought my boss read Tom Clancy. After all, he wrote fiction that ended up being surprisingly close to reality. He was supposed to see the…
A Hero's Depression [WP] You're a supervillain with a superhero as your arch-nemesis. When they come out to the world about their depression and mental health, others call them weak and there is backlash. You, however, are the first one to support them publicly. ***** "Do you think any of us 'supers' are sane?" I barked at the reporter and the multitude of cameras they kept pointed at my face. "The heros have to save all of you constantly, and us villains have to plot more…
Purrfection [WP] An S-Rank adventurer casually sifts through their quest log and notices they still have an uncompleted D-rank request. With a chuckle, they decide finding the farmer’s lost cat could be a relaxing change of pace— they were gravely mistaken. ***** It has been three hundred and seventy one days since Nibbles the cat was last petted, pinched, squished, or scrunched. This pleases Nibbles. He gazes out across his domain from the top of a very, very high tree, and…
Conversations with the AI [WP] "I don't understand, you're an AI who hates humanity, but you're actively trying to improve human life? why?" "because killing humans for petty things is the most human thing I can think of" ***** “Okay?” I wrote into the terminal as I tried to think of a better response. This wasn’t what I was expecting when I confronted the program that I had found manipulating the markets, the new media, and an unusual selection of very specific children’s…
Elf on DND [WP] All Elves are gifted with Nature magic but those of royal blood, the High Elves, can communicate with plants and animals - and it’s driving you nuts. Overwhelmed by gossiping birds and the constant chatter of trees, you run away to the city to get some peace and quiet. ***** “He’s in his room again,” the voice said, it was a low guttural voice. “Samuel. Go tell his father.” Samuel, an aging sparrow flew off the branch. There were three more sparrows spread…
How to Train a Dragon? [WP] You have no idea where your socks keep going. You put six pairs of matching socks in, you somehow get three unmatched out. Frustrated, one day you stick your head into the dryer. Inside there, tucked into the underside, you find a tiny dragon in a nest of lost clothing and pocket change. ***** I stared at the colourful sock in my hand. „Is this a joke?“, I thought to myself, „Is the universe, personally, laughing at me?“ The constant loss of my…
The Visitor [WP] There's a girl who knocks on your door at exactly 9pm on every full moon, expecting sweets. It's been more than ten years and she's never aged a day. ***** “Nurse, I need favour from you.” I said, the words heavy from the drugs. The nurse turned around and gave me a queer look. “What’s your name, Miss?” “Manisha.” She said as if she was asked her name a thousandth time that day, and continued filling the injection in her hands. “Miss Manisha, I need you… to…
Birthday Blessings [WP] Two neighbors share the same birthday. Thus, they celebrate their birthdays together. Every year, they somehow manage to find another person that shares their birthday, so they can afford to gradually make their parties more grandiose. ***** It first started when we were in High School. We had been neighbors since elementary, but hadn't become friends until Sophomore Year when we were placed next to each other in the same homeroom. Until then, I never…
Croak [WP] The thousand-year war rages. You and your war party have a new member. Rumors have it he wiped out an entire army himself. You are very surprised to be met with an 8-foot-tall bipedal frog. ***** You met at a crossroads. Your party was beaten, exhausted, barely able to put one foot in front of the other. It was Lyssa's turn in the cart, to rest as well as one could in a splintered wagonbed being jerked along the broken cobblestone road by a pair of limping mules.…
A Cry for Help [WP] You hear a knock at your door. When you open it, you find your archnemesis sprawled out just past the threshold, battered, bruised, and very clearly only hanging onto life by a thread. "Sorry. It's just ... I didn't know where else to go" they mutter as you look down at them. ***** “Sorry. I just…. I didn’t know where else to go.” I stared at the man, who was so much more than a man. A god in flesh. Near invulnerable. So righteous. His costume, in…
Only the truth [WP] You are a high-ranking spy on a vital mission. Alas, you have also just pissed off the fae and they cursed you to be unable to tell a lie. There's no time to send in a replacement agent, or find a way to lift it. It's time to infiltrate the enemy and take them down- all with perfect honesty. ***** “You want still want me to proceed?!” The hiss into the ComCrystal was barely contained, the distress evident to any who might have heard. “That’s correct,…
Hive Mind **[WP] As humans evolve they develop a form of telepathy. Slowly the telepathy grows stronger and more widely used. Humans grow closer to one another and privacy and individuality are voluntarily discarded. Humanity is in the process of turning into a hivemind.** ***** When Roman Gorshun heard an embassy from earth was coming to Gamma K, he couldn’t quite believe it. His title was Governor of the Colony, but it could have just as easily been mayor: there were…
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